Glasnow dominates Red Sox in victory

September 7, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. He is better than he was. He is healthier than you feared. He is more explosive than you dared to hope. He is Tyler Glasnow, and he is a star once again. Glasnow, the Rays’ surgically-repaired pitcher, was at his best Thursday night. He went six innings, and he struck out 14 […]

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Lowe’s walk-off homer leads Rays’ win

September 6, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The home run itself was a thing of beauty, high and far and tucked just inside the line. Sudden victory is always a gorgeous thing, and it was no less when the ball flew off the bat of Brandon Lowe. And it ended, to be blunt, perhaps the worst game ever played […]

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Fast start, sad end result in Rays’ loss

September 5, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Say what you want about fast starts. It doesn’t help when they’re followed by horrible endings. The Tampa Bay Rays lost their third game in their last four Monday, falling to Boston 7-3. The bats remained without punch, and the bullpen collapsed. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a […]

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Wells’ bat leads the way for Rays

September 4, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. So is Tyler Wells playing for the Tampa Bay Rays because of his bat? Wells, normally a good-field, little-hit infielder for the Rays, had a reserve of fortune in Sunday afternoon’s 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Wells knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth with a single to right, his […]

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Bulls lose another, but was that hope?

September 3, 2023 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. The eternal search for hope doesn’t take much. A clue here. A hint there. A promise over there. And so it was Saturday, when new USF coach Alex Golesh opened his era Saturday afternoon. The Bulls lost … again. They gave up more than 40 points … again. They gave up more […]

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Rays lose in extra innings to Cleveland

September 2, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Chris Devenski ? Really? In the middle of a tie game, in the middle of the stretch run, in the middle of a pennant race, the Tampa Bay Rays put their fate in the hands of Devenski, a 32-year-old reliever just up from the minors. It cost them, of course, in a […]

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Rays hot streak ends in loss to Cleveland

September 2, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Is this any way to catch the Baltimore Orioles. The Tampa Bay Rays’ hot streak thudded to a halt Friday night when the Rays lost a listless 3-2 game to the Cleveland Guardians. This time, it was the Guardians who came from behind, and it was the Guardians who scored twice in […]

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Florida mistakes help lead to loss

September 1, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Before the Florida Gators can beat anyone else, they first must stop beating the Florida Gators. The stumbling, bumbling Gators contributed to their own demise Thursday night in a 24-11 loss to 14th-ranked Utah. The Gators, entering their second season under coach Billy Napier, couldn’t get out of their own way. Content […]

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Rays break through in 10th for win

August 31, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The most impressive part of his most impressive season was not his hot start. Obviously, it was not the sag in the middle. For Josh Lowe, the thing that the Tampa Bay Rays will remember is the way he climbed back after the fall. In sports, and perhaps in life, what is […]

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Another late explosion leads Rays

August 30, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The later it gets, it seems, the better they are. Give them a couple of trips through the batting order to study the pitcher. Give them a shot at a bullpen arm. Lately, however, the Rays light it up in the latter innings. Take Tuesday night’s 11-2 bashing of the Florida Marlins. […]

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